Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Tis Nice Tae See You

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TIS NICE TAE SEE YOU (R4x32) 4C set Margaret Gibbs Braeside Dances

1- 4 1s and 4s set advancing and lead down/up to meet each other (2 bars pas-de-basque). 2s and 3s step up/down bars 3-4
5- 8 1s+4s dance RH across to end in 2nd/3rd places. 2143
9-16 2s and 4s repeat bars 1-8. All end in original places
17-24 All set, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ R&L; all cross RH with 2s ending in 1st place but 1s+4s+3s retain partner's RH and remain in middle facing up
25-32 1s+4s+3s dance Allemande. 2341

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Dance Information

Also see the dance Nice To See You by Elsie Craig.
Tis Nice Tae See You
Tis Nice Tae See You
"A Passing Glance" Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851-1912), Oil On Canvas, c. 1900


Image copyright Thomas Pollock Anshutz, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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